4th of July

First things first-- the highlight of my 4th of July this year was that, unlike last year, it didn't leave any permanent scars! I'm so going to post a picture of the aftermath of last year's neighbors' fireworks show (I tripped on the way home from it, it had nothing to do with the fireworks) when I get home....

This year was pretty low key and relaxing, it was just right... Nielda, Ericka and Clint and I lounged around at Ericka's for a while in the afternoon watching True Blood (which is amazing in it's own special way) and Rockbanding until Billy got home and then the girls swam while Billy and Clint did the manly thing and BBQ'd burgers for dinner. After dinner we did our usual game of Loaded Questions, which never fails to be a good time, before it got dark enough to break out the fireworks Clint brought over.

The guys did a great job making our own little fireworks show! Ericka found out that the little things that you throw at the ground that make a little snapping noise make a spark when you throw them and we amused ourselves for a while throwing them at the guys' butts and then giggling like 5-year-olds. After our fireworks were done Nanda made it over we took the show on the road and wandered Ericka's neighborhood watching other people's (sometimes illegal) fireworks too-- I'm still really happy that nobody at that corner house set themselves or anyone else on fire!

The pictures are sparse this year, our group photographer was MIA (Jenny and JD were tubing in... Lemoore, Hanford?) so I think there's one of me, Ericka and Nielda watching fireworks and a couple of them with their roman candles... maybe someday Nielda will post 'em on Facebook so I can steal/post them... someday!